Biofilm – The other name for the regular mucosal blanket

Summary Bacterial biofilms have been found in many human bacterial infectious processes including chronic rhinosinusitis. It was found also at the surface of nasal polyps, and both at the surface of the nasal part and the stalk of the antrochoanal polyp. However, our recent research clearly demonstr...

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Published inMedical hypotheses Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 391 - 392
Main Authors Mladina, Ranko, Skitarelić, Neven
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2010
Subjects
Biofilms
Humans
Internal Medicine
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Nasal Mucosa - microbiology
Paranasal Sinuses - microbiology
Rhinitis - diagnosis
Rhinitis - microbiology
Sinusitis - diagnosis
Sinusitis - microbiology
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Summary:Summary Bacterial biofilms have been found in many human bacterial infectious processes including chronic rhinosinusitis. It was found also at the surface of nasal polyps, and both at the surface of the nasal part and the stalk of the antrochoanal polyp. However, our recent research clearly demonstrated the presence of the biofilm at the surface of the mucosa of the healthy paranasal sinuses as well. Our hypothesis therefore is that the biofilm in the nose and paranasal sinuses is nothing else but regular respiratory mucosal blanket, a part of the mucociliary system itself, containing variable number of bacteria.
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ISSN:0306-9877
1532-2777
DOI:10.1016/j.mehy.2010.04.005